Revamped Tuli Makwe Irrigation flourishes

Suku Dube-Matutu, [email protected] AT a time when the country is experiencing the El Nino-induced drought, the transformation of Tuli Makwe Irrigation Scheme into a business model is bearing positive results with…

Smuggling chokes local biscuit producers

Michelle Moyo, [email protected] BULAWAYO headquartered sweets and biscuits producer, Arenel Foods (Pvt) Limited, has urged the Government to tighten border controls saying its business viability was being crippled by the influx…

From grief to groove: Noma’s musical tribute to her mother

Mbulelo Mpofu, [email protected]  WHEN faced with tough times, it’s about making the best of the situation. Noma, a rising singer, found her artistic calling after a personal loss in 2014. Her…

Government avails US$15m bailout for Bulawayo water

Peter Matika, [email protected] GOVERNMENT has availed US$15 million to the Bulawayo City Council to support emergency interventions to address the water supply challenges and avert any potential hazards. The city has…

10-man Warriors fall to Kenya . . . Mapeza, Hadebe see red

Sports Reporter, Kenya 3-1 Zimbabwe ZIMBABWE coach Norman Mapeza was red-carded as the Warriors ended their campaign at the inaugural Four Nations tournament in a disappointing fashion, after falling to their…

COMMENT: Historic sites tell the Zim story

Historical sites are important as they are not just institutions associated with different epochs in a people’s past but carry with them a country’s history, culture and heritage.  The importance…

Unveiling the shadows of Kamungoma: Zimbabwe remembers a dark chapter amid Independence celebrations

Nyambira Chivasa and Tatenda Zambara, Correspondents On a solemn evening of May 14, 1978, the silence in Kamungoma village in Gutu District was shattered by a surprise attack that claimed the…

Orphans Friends NGO empowers Tsholotsho’s vulnerable children with education and skills”

Ashley Phiri, [email protected] A TSHOLOTSHO-based non-government organisation (NGO), Orphans Friends and Community Development Trust has helped transform the lives of orphans and vulnerable children in the district, by empowering them with…

The Testament of Black Jesus: Philani Nyoni’s bold new take on Christ

Mbulelo Mpofu and Trevor Kaitse Ncube, Showbiz Reporters PHILANI Nyoni, an artist from Bulawayo with work in literature, theatre, and film, introduces the concept of a Black Jesus in his…

‘Skills training should buttress electronic trade success’

Sikhulekelani Moyo, [email protected] ACADEMIC institutions should keep abreast with global technological developments and align their skills training to assist the speedy adoption of electronic (e) trade, which is seen as a…